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St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29

the past week a number have with
drawn from the association and resumed
work on the unions terms, eight hours
work at 45 cents an hour and
Saturday payday. On June l
the master builders will submit to all
jOurneymen in the building trades an
irOn-clad agreement, binding the signer
to withdraw from all labor organizations
and to remain in the future free (O
men. Those who refuse to sign will be
blacklisted. The Bricklayers' union
has well-filled treasury, and has not,
thus far, found it necessary to pay out
single dollar for the support of locked
out members.
Among the unions the most important
move during the past week was the pre-
liminary steps taken with view to issu-
ing a call for conference of delegates
from all building trades in the United
States, to take place in Chicago as soon
as possible. This step is considered
necessary from the fact that Chicago
contractors are endeavoring to make
the fight against trades unions national
issue.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
The Barrel Question.

The trouble between the millers and
the coOpers in relation to the price of
barrels still continues, Notwithstanding
the endeayOrs that have been made to
secure settlement. Wednesday after
noon meeting of the rep
reSentatives of both sides was
held at the rooms of the Millers' asso-
citation, when the situation was dis
cussed at some length, and in a manner
that showed that both sides desired to
avoid any trouble. Friday afternoon a
second meeting was held, but nothing
definite was decided ON. The cooperS
showed no disposition to go under their
original demand of 40 cents for barrels,
and the millers stated that they could
not pay over 3715 or 3S cents at the
most. After discussing the matter fully
the proposition of the millers was re-
ferred back to committee, and an adj
jOurnment taken, Another conference
will probably be held some time this
xvaQl-
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERs.

The Minnesota delegation to the Ma
tional Millers' association convention at
st. Louis consisted of John Crosby, F.
l.. Greenleaf, A. c. LOring, Fred c..
Pillsbury, Charles Espenchied, G. M.
Palmer and w. G. Edgar.
G. w. Cutler, ex-president of the
Phoenix Barrel Company, has ended his
career as a landlord at Dodge Center.
He will probably locate at Lawrence, Ia.
William Clark, do0rkeeper at Wash,
burn A, died Thursday. He was buried
under the auspices of the Odd Fellows
of which society he was member.
Henry J. Brinkman and Isaac Went
worth, of the WilifOrd q NOrthway
Manufacturing company, will build All
eighty-barrel mill at Rush City.
Chief Engineer Baker and assistants,
of the Pillsbury. mills, are Overhauling
the engines of the A and Anchor.
Head Miller Tamm, of the Phoenix,
was drawn on petit jury, and is in-
clined to kick thereat.
u. c. Eldren, ia ckson, Mich, miller,
has returned home after visiting Min
neapolis friends.
Head Miller Lewis, of the Porter Mill
ing company, of WinOna, was in the
city last week. --''
George w. Crocker, of CrOcker, Fisk
d Co., has returned from his visit to the
Pacific coast.
james Bradley, of Pillsbury A, is Wis
iting his home in New York.
Good millwrights are scarce in Mime
apoliS at the present time.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
MINNEAPOLIS COOPERS.

AT the annual meeting of the Mani
toba Barrel company Friday the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
W. II. Gilcrest; secretary and treasurer,
III. III. Martens; board of directors, w.
X. White, j. Hears and E.Redden. This
leaves the management practically as it
was.
Following are the newly-elected of
ficers of the Acme Barrel company
President, c. G. Moore; secretary. ii.
l.. Blaine: treasurer, John Wyck0ff E;
board of directors, Fred Ramer, Earl
Miller and George Il. Thompson.
The Anchor shop has discharged all
its hands, owing to the running out of
stock. When it starts up again work
will be done by the piece, instead of by
the day.
p. j. Cirkle, the Wisconsin stock man
ufacturer, was in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Hardwood-Storage shop is again
i'll operation. .e
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
Titles Out West.
Dakota Bell.

Dakota Bell.
''About these titles, now," said new
resident of Kansas to a native, 81 want
to know something about them. THERE'S
Col WOodchuck, for instance; how did
he get his title?" II
Don't know, but he registered that
way at the hotel when he first came, SO
we suppose it's all right" ~
"And Capt. DuSter?"
s'He's captain of base ball nine.".
There's Judge SnOoZenberry."
p . He was judge in hog-guessing
match once"
Commodore Sandbarr?''
''He runs the ferryboat."
''HOw about Prof. Blk?"
''He's a pugilist.''
''And Senator McTuff?"
''Oh, he gets mad and wants to fight if
we don't call him that"
''And Hon. McBribe?"
! ''He ran for the legislature once.'
''And Gen. Carpetbagg?"
swell, you see he is leading citizen
and we kind O. give it to him in recogni-
ton of his public services. Oh, we came
by our titles honestly. They call me
captain because I've lived in the state
twenty-five years, and if you'll just
walk around sort of straight and give
it out that you're major it will be all
right
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
II. G. MERRILL,

will last until the end of time. The
building is a strictly labor building, as
its name implies, and was born and be-
gun under the leadership of working
men and will be carried through to
successful completion under the same
management. For a number of years
past organized labor in this city has felt
the need of some hall, as on many oc-
caSiOns when meetings were to be held
no suitable place to receive the crowds
could be procured. AS the city pro-
greSSed this trouble grew more and
more marked. Last spring there was
especial difficulty in obtaining any ha
in which to hold the labor meetings, on
account of the rapidly increasing mem
DerShip of the various unions, and a
number of the more prominent labor
people saw the necessity for immediate
action. So on July l, 1886, C.. P.
Shay, G.. w. Parmenter, NJ. A.
Tierney. John Swift, Thomas A.
Clark, Ole Berrum, Frank Waltman and
&. q. Fox raised the necessary money
among themselves and organized the
Knights of Labor Building association.
with a capital stock of 100000, the
stock to be paid in in such manner as
the board OF directors might determine.
The idea of the organized labor erecting
building in Minneapolis was too much
for several old fogies to receive, and
they openly scoffed at the scheme, say
ing the labor party was not strong
enough to do anything of the kind.
After holding one or two meetings the
association determined to erect the
building and accordingly purchased two
lots on the corner of Eighth avenue
south and Fourth street, near the court
house, for S175 per front foot. The work
of soliciting for subscriptions at S. per
share then began, and the people who
had at first laughed at the idea of a
labor temple were among the first to in
vest. Soon the association had disposed
OF s2O,0OO OF its stock among the labor
Ing men of the city, each subscriber
taking an average of two and two-thirds
Shares; Beside this, many men agreed
to work on the building and take part
of their pay in stock, and it
is extremely probable that this
plan Will be pursued until the
building is completed.
On Feb. %, 1887, the ground, still hard
with frost and covered with cnoxv yuoc
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
THE BOHN INVESTIGATION.
Another Report Submitted to the
Trades Assembly.

AuOtueE IScpOfU SuUInICCcu 10 the
Trades Assembly.
AT the Friday night meeting of the
Trades and Labor assembly, the most
important matter considered was re-
port from the Bohn manufac-
tory. Some time ago, it will
be remembered grievances were
presented to the Trades assembly from
the employees of this factory, reciting g
among other charges that boys were
employed in journeymen's places, and
the wages paid skilled workmen were
lower than these paid in other factories
in ST. Paul. This report was published
in the GLoRE and it calle out denial
from the BOhn Manufacturing dompany,
signed by large number of their en-
plOyeS. The report submitted to the
Trades assembly Friday evening comes
from the employees of the Bohn Manu-
featuring company, who attest over
their own names that the charges
made about low wages are true,
The press committee of the Trades as
sembly was instructed to gather all the
facts and systematic them, without
publishing the names of the employees
who desire to make testimony.
The reports from the different trades
represented were encouraging to every
branch of industry. Carpenters are
wanted at North St. Paul, and the high
est wages are paid.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29

fully determined on and many shares of
STOCK sold the following officers were
unanimously elected: President,
Thomas a. Clark; treasurer, Charles p.
Shay; directors. II. G. Merrill, George
5. Boyd, Frank Waltman, Carl l.. Locke,
Z. A. ). Higley, George w. Parmenter
and Granville &. Fox. The following
building committee was appointed: II.
y. Merrill, George w. Parmenter and
Granville q. Fox. These gentlemen
have worked night and day to make the
Whole thing success, and are Justly
proud as the foundations rise above the
ground and mark the spot where the
grandest structure on earth will stand.
Will probably be by October, when the
general assembly of the Knights of
Labor meets here. The basement will
De used for barber shops, bath rooms,
ETC.; the first floor will have five stores;
the second floor will be used for offices,
arranged in suites of three; the third
moor Is arranged and will be occupied
Dy the various labor organizations in the
city, there being one large room capable
OF seating 700 people; another 400 and
thlrd 15O, with committee, waiting and
ante-rooms to each; and large, light
and airy library and reading room, es-
gentally free in all respects. The fourth
1io0r will be large auditorium, seating
tended for public occasions, such as
lectures, general meetings, public dis
cusSlonS and any and all occasions on
which the various societies may be in
terested. Already the lodge rooms are
rented, as are the stores, and with one
third OF the Offices on the second floor,
make about two-thirds of the entire
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
TO GO TO MIME APoLIs.
ST. Paul Workingmen to Turn Out
To-Day.

ST. Paul Workingmen to Turn Out
To-Day.
Owing to a delay in sending invita-
tons to the labor organizations of this
city to take part in the ceremonies of
laying the corner stone of the labor
temple in Minneapolis on Sunday, May
20, it has left the time in which to make
arrangements very short, yet with very
few exceptions the organizations have
decided to turn out, and those that have
been unable to take action as a body,
many of their members will take part.
A joint committee from those organi-
cations that decided to turn out met
on the evening of the oath and made
the best arrangements possible under
been made with the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils & Manitoba Railroad company for
a special train to leave the union depot
at l o'clock p. m. The different organi-
cations will assemble at K. of l.. hall,
Jackson street, at 1880 p. M, form in
line and march to the depot, headed by
a band, and will be met at the Mime
apOliS union depot at 80 D. m. by the
labor organizations of that city and form
in line for the parade, which will leave
Bridge square at 2 o'clock.
1t is hoped that every labor organ
ization in the city will turn out, if pos
sible, but if not, that as many of the
members of each as can do so will join
and make it a day to be recalled with
pleasure by the organized workingmen
of those two great cities.
1t would be well for all those who can
can do so conveniently to procure their
tickets beforehand. as it will be the
means of avoiding much confusion at
the depot. No special rates could be
secured. so tickets can only be secured
at the depot.
1t is requested that as many as can do
so will meet at IL o'clock in order that
may be had. By order of the committee.
j. F. CRONIN, Chairman.
FRANK WALSH, Secretary.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29

To-day vii! be a red-letter day in the
history of Minneapolis laboring men,
and one long to be remembered all over
the Northwest, and in fact all over the
United States. for it will witness an
event which has never taken place be-
fore in any city in the Union. The day
will be noted. not because any strike
has been won or because any employer
has offered to raise the wages of his
men, but because ON this day will be
laid. with imposing ceremonies, the cor
ner stone of the Labor temple, on the
corner of Eighth avenue south and
Fourth streets. the only edifice of its
kind ever attempted in this country.
The picture of the building presented
here will give an accurate idea of what
the structure will be when completed,
standing aS it will a lasting monument
to the earnestneSS and ability of the
labOring men of Minneapolis.
The building has a somewhat peculiar
history. as ii was 10. conceived i'll the
Ninds of rich men and is not the prop
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
Where He Was.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
A traveller in Kansas while crossing a
prairie the other day came upon party
OF men who seemed to be preparing the
land for agricultural purposes.
"My FRIEND" said the traveller, ad.
dressing one of the men, ''you are laying
off your corn rows quite distaned
apart"
Corn rows?" the man gasped.
Eyes, those rows over there"
MY stars, stranger!" exclaimed the
Kansas man. lis it possible you aiRs
hearn of it?''
Heard of what?'
''Of the boom. Man alive, them ain't
corn rows over there; they air streets,
an this here is city. You air now on
the corner of Commercial and Emporium
streets, an not in the check of a corn
row, as you mOut suppose"
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
Mrs. Cleveland as a Letter Writer

w LStltI.
With her Characteristic love of sim
plicity Mrs. Cleveland does not use for
her correspondence the White house
stationery, which has been preferred by
some of the occupants of that home of
the presidents, which has a United
States shield on it in cOlorS, nor does
she use that preferred in the business
offices in the building, which has the
words Executive mansion, Washington,
in raised letters at the head of the
paper, and on the upper left hand corner
of the envelope. Our first lady's note pa
per and envelopes have''E Executive Man
sion, Washington" on them in quite
small silver capitals. The seal in white
wax has her monogram impressed on it,
evidently by her own dainty fingers.
Whatever she puts in her easy, unaf-
fected and perfectly neat and legible
handwriting in her notes and letters is
sure to be directly to the point, not
word too much or too little, and while
seemingly unrestrained, save by good
taste, in her written as in her spoken
words, she never says or > -ites any
thing of which even a malicious person
could make mischief.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
THE CHICAGO MUDDLE.
The Situation Between Master
Builders and EmDIoyes.

The general lockout recently put in
force by the master builders of Chicago
has thus far been practically failure.
Nearly two-thirds of the bricklayers
are now at work, being employed by
contractors who are not members of the
Contractors association, while many
members of the Bricl1layers' union are
taking contracts upon their own hook.
Very. few non-union bricklayers are
arriving i'll Chicago. and although the
Bricklayers' union of that city is not
attached to the international Organiza-
ton, and will not recognize the latter's
working cards." it has the solid sup
port of all union bricklayers in it's hour
OF trouble. The master builders are to
great extent divided among themselves
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29

One of the most prosperous opera sea-
sons known in this country was in New
York in 1872, when Parepa-Rosa, Adel-
aide Phillips, Wachtel and Santley were
heard together at the Academy of Music.
Although the highest price paid for seats
at the box Office was IS apiece, while the
stockholders retained their boxes and
stalls without compensating the manage
ment, the receipts on the opening night
exceeded $4,000, and the sixteen per
formances Of the series brought in close
upon $4,000,
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
The Gamut of Theft,

Washington Post.
Taking S1.0O0,0O0 is called genius. j:
Taking 100000 is called shortage.
Taking 1000 is called litigation.
Taking 5000 is called insolvency.
Taking $4,000 is called irregularity.
Taking $1,000 is called defalcation.
Taking $1,000 is called corruption.
Taking $500 is called embezZlement.
Taking 500 is called dishonesty.
Taking $50 is called stealing.
Taking S25 is called total depravity.
Taking one ham war on society.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
GENERAL LABOR NEWS.

The Band Masters OF the Country
are Endeayoring to Organize a
National Union.
Typographical Union No. 6, of New
York city has instructed its delegates to
the international Union to urge the
adoption by that body of a resolution
declaring unfair houses that furnish
plates to any newspaper on which there
is strike.
The Saturday half holiday law went
into effect one week ago. and was gen
orally observed by the thousands of
toilers, many of the largest business
houses and bankers in New York city
closing promptly at noon.
Richard Griffiths. general worthy
foreman of the Knights of Labor.is sixty
Years old, but still an active worker in
the ranks.
Chicago Knights of Labor have
started up cooperative boat and shoe
factory with capital stock of S25, ,OOO.} s
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29

first broken
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work began
in earnest.
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day a large
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Preparations are being made for a
space bending contest in one of the city
printing offices i'm the near future. The
Union block will furnish the cham pion.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29


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first time since Big Hannah left. He
has transferred his affections to Big
Winnie. s.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29

, The boot and shoe industry of ST. Paul
is in very flOurishing condition. The
various factories are having a good
trade, and are all running to their full
capacity, giving employment to all
iOurneymen in the city.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29

The ''union label" card, which Cigar
makers Union No. 9S, of st. Paul, is
fac simile of the official label of the In
ternational Cigarmakers' union, an d
will be circulated for the purpose of en-
abling the members of all labor Organi-
cations, as well as those friendly to or
ganiZed labor, to become familiar with
the unions trade mark and to distin-
guish between union and non-union
made cigars,
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and buy you just as good hat as any
woman here has got on"
/ didn't know but she wanted to get
right up and go then, for she turned
round as though she was excited, and
said something to fellow who didn't
have any vest on, and whose hair grew
low down On his forehead
l thought he felt gratifed, for his
face lighted up, and, turning to me, he
tapped me on the knee and made sign
for me to lean ever. | leaned; and he
whispered in my ear:
when we get outside I'll thrash You
for your id impudence."
l was just about to say something
harsh when the curtain was pulled up
and [ covered up my eyes with the
opera glasses again.
l don't know whether the Lady of
Lyons had found out that l was in
the congregation or not, but she
seemed trihe nervous, and kept
looking over towards where l sat. |
had tried to keep the fact that was go
ing to tho theater as much as possible
from the public, but guess it must
have crept out some way, for / hadn't
been there long when noticed great
many people looking at me and smiling
in pleasant way. OF course | couldn't
do anything but smile back for if / at
tempted to speak to them I'd have dis
turbed the meeting. don't know what
it is about me, Jane, but there's some
thing mighty attractive, as sure as you
live, for when the fellow in the pulpit
platform with the Lady of Lyons went
to put his arms around her, she just
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LTn MA4A.
LUNATICS' ILLUSIONS.
Curious Fancies of Crazy Peopl
"A Rhyming InspiratiOn.

"A Rhyming Inspiration.
The Epoch.
With sun, moon and stars, lunatics are
on very familiar terms. One patient
heard noise which she maintained was
caused by the rolling about of the real
terrestrial globe under her bed. Another
declared that she fell from the moon
twenty-four years ago. There she loved
the red king of France, who was shot on
the moon. The director of the asylum
lived opposite her on the moon. But
the most extraordinary eXuberance of
fancy was shown by demented officer,
who considered himself the ruler of the
world. He also claimed to be the great
est opera singer i'll the world, and said
ne had travelled around the earth with
ladies in carriage drawn by five hun
dred horses, whose stables were made of
diamonds. He was willing to share the
earth with another patient, after divid-
ing 1t at the equator. Then he intended
to divide up heaven similarly, and take
drive IN the lava of VesuviuS, mas
much as he was e-prOof. He intended
TO erect statue q thousand million
yards i'll height, made of pure diamonds
lie amused himself by shooting
down stars from the armament, and
then he was going to make planets by
c0ndenSing gases and incloSing them in
crust. He was also arranging for tele-
graphic and other communication with
the moon and the stars, and was exceed
lngly anxious to see the pretty girls who
would come down to Ills from Venus and
Juno.
The doctors, like the shoemakers,
should stick to their last, was the opin-
ion conveyed to DR.. Hammond by one
OF his patients. Before he left he began
to speak in a staccato way: ''f-think-
i-shall-gO-to-the-t heater-to-night
to-See = Booth = in-Hamlet." The
doctor asked him why he spoke in
that manner. He replied: because
-chOoSe-to-d do as-I-chOOse-t
--do-and-th Gt-iS-why-I speak as l
choose to speak, But" said the doc
tor, lit is silly way of talking" q
cane-te-yon-for- medical-adyice-
and-nOt- fOr-a-leS-SO in-el-o-
cu-tion."
Poetry, too, is frequently perpetrated
by lunaties. DIR. Hammond had among
his patients a young lady who had over
worked herself at school. and who,
night and day, was haunted by the fol-
lowing stanzas, which she often re-
peated aloud, varying them by placing
the accent on different words:
My father and mother were both insane,
And inheritthe dreadful stain;
Ny grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts and
uncleS
We're lunasies all, and had carbuncles.
~ Another patient, when he entered the
doctors consulting room, held out his
hand and remarked with a smile:
Good morning, DR.. Hammond, hope you
g g are well;
I've come a long distance my story to tell.
They say I'm insane but that's an inanity:
I've riiyming inspiration but that's not in
ssot'' Saisity ..s- -i .i1-i